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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2010-11-18, Page 23THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2010. PAGE 23. Continued from page 22 the meal for the family. Members of the Zwep family travelled to Sarnia on Sunday. George, Jane, Jerry, Sandra, Nic and Cole went to watch Randy Zwep play basketball. Randy is in his first year at Lambton College and made the team. He is the youngest on the team but the tallest. Randy scored a couple of points in the team loss. The Zweps went out for supper and then home. Celebrating birthdays this past week include Brian Pryce, Danielle Ducharme, Murray Henderson, Katie Roth, Barry Hoegy, Tristan Rijkhoff, Pat Gillis, Michael Grobbink, Blaine Marks, Lynne Godkin, Charlie Glauser, Kristi Dawn Godkin, Charles Storey, Anne Storey and Mark Sullivan. Happy Birthday to all. DUFF’S UNITED CHURCH Members attending Duff’s United Church were greeted by Jackie and Melissa Glanville on Stewardship Sunday. The service began with the unexpected event of the loss of hydro to the church. Rev. Peter did a good job of speaking loudly to everyone. The group was also welcomed by the beautiful Christmas decorations adorning the sanctuary. The McDonald family including Jo-Ann, LeeAnn, Kelly and fiancé Adam volunteered to decorate the Church for Christmas and Kelly’s upcoming wedding. Phyllis Mitchell played the violin along with Glenda Morrison at the piano for the service. Shelley McGavin presented the Minute for Missions and read the scripture readings. The offering was taken by Teresa Baan and Jackie Glanville. Breakfast was to be held following the service but the lack of power disrupted that event. Everyone enjoyed muffins, juice and fruit instead. Announcements included Kelly McDonald’s community shower at 8 p.m. (note time change) on Friday evening, Nov. 19, coffee after church every Sunday, UCW Christmas dinner, Fashion Show and entertainment on Dec. 1. Call Dianne McCallum, Donna McClure or Marie McGavin about tickets by Nov. 19. BLYTH MEMORIAL HALL BLYTH Tickets at the Blyth Festival office, Blyth Legion, Ernie King Music (Goderich & Wingham) Credit Card orders - 1-800-465-7829 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19, 7PM GRADUATION Nicki Mason has graduated from Seneca College. She received her diploma for Chemical Laboratory Technician. Congratulations Nicki. All the best in your career. Love Mom, Dad, Chrissy, Jazzy and Dad. Duff’s service musicby Morrison, Mitchell 1. Butt out. 2. Work out. Just two things you can do to reduce your risk of cancer. Learn more about healthy lifestyle choices. Call the Canadian Cancer Society Cancer Information Service at 1 888 939-3333 or visit www.cancer.ca. Let there be light! The Blyth Business Association held its annual Lighting of the Lights ceremony on Saturday night after a performance by the Blyth United Church Choir and the celebration of Elliott Nixon Insurance’s 100th anniversary. (Jim Brown photo) Continued from page 22 Components of Exeter. Next the Technical Department of F.E. Madill Secondary School was presented with the award for Outstanding Tech Department. HMA Co-ordinator, Monica Walker- Bolton stated “this award recognizes the contribution that our secondary schools make to training the next generation of workers and entrepreneurs”. Next the Green Leader award was presented to MTS Environmental of Centralia for developing, Bio Desolve, an ecologically-friendly way to treat wastewater. The Health and Safety award was picked up by E.D. Smith of Seaforth in recognition for their outstanding achievements including having over two years with no lost time incidents. Videos were presented by EDCOM multimedia, which highlighted each of the award winners including past HMA chairman, Chris Meier, who received the Chairman’s Award for Leadership. The Outstanding Associate Member Award was presented to the Huron Business Development Corporation. Two awards were handed out in the Innovative Manufacturing category. Composotech Structures of Goderich and Andex Metal Products Inc. of Exeter were both recognized for their commitment to process improvement and productivity. The Innovative Product award for 2010 was presented to Kenpal Farm Products Inc. for their DryStartTM product, a powdered agent, which can be added to animal enclosures in livestock barns to reduce moisture and improve animal health and hygiene. Kenpal Farm Products Inc. also picked up this year’s Exporting Award. Ensuring that those who give back to their communities were recognized, the award for Corporate Citizenship went to Andex Metal Products Inc. The United Communities Credit Union and the HMA-sponsored scholarship awards of $1,000 given to apprentices working in Huron County. Three scholarships were given out to the 2010 winners. Chuck Bradley, Melanie Hunt and Brandon Hakkers were presented with a cheque by the United Communities Credit Union Young and Free spokesperson Keith Reinhart. HMA Chair, Frank Palen thanked the United Communities Credit Union for their sponsorship of the scholarship and awards evening. The selection committee decided to choose two recipients in the Employer of the Year category. R&R Machine and Tool was recognized as a company with less than 20 employees and Iceculture was chosen as a company with 20 or more employees. Both companies were identified for their efforts to implement appropriate Human Resources responses in light of the pressures created by the economic downturn. The evening concluded with the much anticipated announcement of the Huron County Manufacturer of the Year. Huron County Warden Bert Dykstra presented the Manufacturer of the Year trophy to Andex Metal Products Inc., a company that has weathered the economic downturn remarkably well and has invested heavily in the Exeter plant though its parent company Agway Metals Inc. This investment has meant that new processing capacity could be added to the Exeter plant and jobs in our county could be saved. Additional information about the Huron Manufacturing Association can be viewed at www.huronmanufacturing.on.ca. HMA recognizes Madill’s tech dept. Performance The Blyth United Church Choir performed at Memorial Hall on Saturday night to help ready those in attendance for the Christmas season before the Blyth Business Association’s Lighting of the Lights. (Jim Brown photo)